oily
in an oily manner.
Origin of oily
1Other words for oily
5 | fawning, smarmy, bootlicking |
Other words from oily
- oil·i·ness, noun
- non·oil·y, adjective
- un·oil·y, adjective
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How to use oily in a sentence
For the fattest, ugliest, oiliest old creatures to be found anywhere, commend me to a Chancellor!
Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl | Jenny WrenMackerel is the oiliest fish, and plentiful, very well suited for the making of G.
Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome | ApiciusFar along the Prado gleam the busy fires over which are merrily bubbling the oiliest and brownest of buuelos.
Spanish Highways and Byways | Katharine Lee BatesHe edged close and dropped his voice to the oiliest whisper: "You'll say dat good word now to Miss Cleo right away, sah?"
The Sins of the Father | Thomas DixonNo matter why you come, dear child,”—it is Papa, speaking in his oiliest accents—“we are glad to see you; very glad.
Dangerous Ground | Lawrence L. Lynch
British Dictionary definitions for oily
/ (ˈɔɪlɪ) /
soaked in or smeared with oil or grease
consisting of, containing, or resembling oil
flatteringly servile or obsequious
Derived forms of oily
- oilily, adverb
- oiliness, noun
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